Skydrive (Mojo)

The Trotsky Drive delivers a rich, amp-like overdrive with exceptional touch sensitivity and harmonic depth. Light picking produces warm, articulate grit, while digging in unleashes thick, singing sustain and a muscular midrange crunch. Tight lows, clear note definition, and a smooth, refined top end create an organic, dynamic response that captures the feel of a vintage tube amp pushed into its sweet spot. A bright switch adds extra sparkle and presence when needed, helping darker guitars and amps cut through the mix with ease.

Its roots are in the Electra Distortion family with some modifications, this iteration having standard volume and bias controls in addition to a bright switch. I expanded upon the design and added a switchable clipping allowing for germanium diodes, LEDs, or a lift option offering raw tone.

Motorola JAN2Nn2222a

Ducati Film Capacitor

s&EI film capacitor

NOS polystyrene capacitor

D311a nos Soviet Germanium diodes

Blue LEDs

Assorted NOS and current resistors

Gørva Mechano Stomp

Gørva Toggles

Rean-Neutrik Jacks

Alpha potentiometers

Lumberg 9VDC Jack

1590bb